After 25 years at the forefront of electronic music — from house to rave to festival mega-techno, to international dance stardom to the 2012 London Paralympics Opening Ceremony — Orbital brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll announce that they’re hanging up their iconic torch-glasses and parting ways for the final time.

“We’ve had our ups and downs, and it’s not always been easy, but I’ve loved my time with Orbital,” says Paul Hartnoll. “It’s been brilliant that we’ve been able to take our music to so many places, from local clubs to headlining Glastonbury to playing massive events across America, Australia, Japan… It’s been fantastic.

“It was particularly nice to get such a lovely reception when we got back together a few years ago. We made the Wonky album specifically to play live and these shows over the past few years have been a real high point in many ways. The shows and the audiences have been amazing.

“But nothing lasts forever and it's time to stop. Since finishing the soundtrack with Flood & PJ Harvey for the BBC One television show Peaky Blinders, I’ve now got my own new project, ‘8:58’ which I'm really excited about. It's a continuation of my work from the past 25 years but with a new vitality taking me on to something fresh, mixed with the best of what I've put into Orbital. Expect some live shows soon where I will be playing a mixture of my new music alongside my Orbital favorites.”

Phil Hartnoll is focusing on his DJing career, which has seen him traveling around the world. Most recently he’s played for fans in Thailand, Japan, Korea, Dublin and private parties in New York, France and London. "I am really enjoying playing a mixture of my own exclusive Orbital remixes mixed with some great new dancefloor tracks. I have also been discovering so much talent along the way and look forward to potential collaborations. Orbital has been fantastic, but like the Bond movie - "Never Say Never Again".

Having broken up in 2004, the Hartnolls reunited to play the Big Chill to celebrate 20 years of their DIY techno classic ‘Chime’ in 2009. Massive demand from fans who’d grown up with Orbital’s groundbreaking live shows led to a triumphant, ever-extending tour, culminating in an appearance before millions at the opening of the Paralympics with Professor Stephen Hawking on vocals.

Given the turbulent political times that Greece is currently going through, Spicy Entertainment have decided to postpone Orbital’s headline performance at UTOPIA 12, previously scheduled for June 23rd , until further notice.

We kindly ask ticket buyers to hold onto their tickets until a new announcement is made within the following days.

We have received a lot of emails and discussion about the French DJ set in Paris, on the 20th April 2012. The Nouveau Casino venue is too small to take on the full new live production, but the sound system will be Orbital DJing on Ableton and will feature new tracks from Wonky, along with old classics.

Orbital will be performing a very special live gig at a 'secret' Brighton location on Wednesday 4th April. To celebrate the release of their new album, 'Wonky' on 2nd April 2012 HMV have 70 pairs of tickets for this show to give away. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets simply pre-order Orbital's new album 'Wonky' from the HMV website, right HERE. Good Luck!

Orbital will release their new album, 'Wonky' on the 1st April in the UK. The first studio album for eight years features vocals by Lady Lesurr and Zola Jesus.

Wonky was recorded in a small studio in Orbital's Brighton home base, then mixed in London with help from internationally acclaimed producer Mark 'Flood' Ellis, whose stellar list of previous collaborators includes PJ Harvey, U2, Nine Inch Nails and The Killers. Paul credits Flood with giving the album a more rounded, holistic sound.

'I mostly remember Flood from all the electronic stuff like Cabaret Voltaire, Depeche Mode and Renegade Soundwave,' Paul says. 'One of his first and greatest loves is electronic music. He's actually got a bigger synthesizer collection than us. He also has a good structural overview of music, because he's not just a dance producer, he comes from a more holistic song viewpoint, which is how we like to approach it. I didn't want to work with just a dance producer because I don¹t think this is a dance album, it¹s an electronic album.'

Orbital will be performing their soundsystem show in Paris and Lille in April. They will perform at LE NOUVEAU CASINO in Paris on April 20th and AERONEF in Lille on April 21st in support of the release of their new album 'Wonky'.

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Orbital will be performing their soundsystem show in Paris and Lille in April. They will perform at LE NOUVEAU CASINO in Paris on April 20th and AERONEF in Lille on April 21st in support of the release of their new album 'Wonky'.